The imperial court of the Asura Dynasty was usually held once a year. Sometimes, the imperial court would be held for a period of time because the empress was cultivating in seclusion. However, there would always be a regular imperial court every 50 years. Even if the empress didn't appear in person, there would be an imperial edict for Yun Lin to preside over it.
In the past 1,000 years, there had been a total of 20 or so imperial court meetings. Although Luo Ziyan wouldn't appear every time, the officials were already used to it.
Usually, the contents of the imperial court meetings were nothing more than a summary of the operation of the Asura Imperial Capital in the past few decades. Then, the major factions would propose solutions to the new problems and assign the authority to the specific departments.
Generally speaking, the authority involved in the new problems would be assigned to different departments of the two factions in order to restrain each other.
These were the authority that Soul Formation cultivators had to fight for. For Soul Severing cultivators, maintaining the stability of the dynasty was the most direct achievement.
This year's imperial court meeting was the same. However, the empress of the Asura Dynasty, Luo Ziyan, personally appeared. After going through the process of the imperial court meeting, she listened to the opinions of the officials and assigned the planning and tasks for the next 50 years.
During this imperial court meeting, Prince Wei and Yun Lin both attended. However, to everyone's surprise, the first empress, Luo Yilan, also appeared in the imperial court for the first time. Her appearance naturally stunned everyone present. After asking a little, many people immediately sided with Prince Wei and his people. After all, Luo Yilan could be said to be Prince Wei's biggest backer.
Those with a keen sense of smell in the Asura Dynasty realized that there was no wind without wind. Perhaps there would be some changes in the dynasty in the future.
After the imperial court meeting, there would be a meeting between the high-level cultivators. Usually, Yun Lin and Prince Wei would discuss it afterward. However, it was different this time. With the participation of Luo Ziyan and Luo Yilan, the level of this meeting was naturally raised a lot.
After the court meeting, the four Body Integration Stage cultivators sat down in the Heart Nurturing Palace in the depths of the Asura Dynasty and began to chat. The palace maids and guards in the Heart Nurturing Palace were all blocked out. At the same time, Luo Ziyan opened a sound insulation barrier to isolate the interior. Only then did she start chatting with them.
Then, as usual, Yun Lin was the first to answer Luo Ziyan's cultivation questions and share her insights. As for Prince Wei, he was also responsible for educating and advising the empress, so he naturally wouldn't neglect this task.
As for Luo Yilan, she sat beside the Empress with a solemn expression. Although Luo Ziyan was the nominal ruler of the dynasty, the two cultivators beside her, Yun Lin and Prince Wei, knew the difference in status between them. Luo Ziyan, the current Asura Empress, was only a descendant of Luo Yilan for a few dozen generations. If she encountered any crucial matters, she still had to rely on Luo Yilan's judgment.
After a short while, after the routine exchange of cultivation experience was over, Luo Yilan took the lead to speak, "Now there are more and more alien cultivators coming to the Asura World, and the imperial capital is also becoming more and more saturated. What do you think about this?"
When it came to the main topic, Yun Lin and Prince Wei's expressions naturally didn't change, but there was a different look in their eyes. Speaking of which, the two of them were once Luo Yilan's juniors, so they had full support for her. However, judging from Luo Yilan's tone this time, it seemed that she was a little dissatisfied with the current policy of the dynasty.
Speaking of which, Luo Yilan was considered a conservative in the dynasty, so she naturally couldn't fully agree with the open door policy. In addition, when she was reincarnated, Yi Tian secretly took over the body of a cultivator of the opposite sex, so it took her 1,000 years to eradicate the drawbacks of taking over the body.
Hearing this, Yun Lin and Prince Wei didn't directly express their opinions. Instead, they turned to look at Luo Ziyan, who was sitting in the main seat. Speaking of which, this open door policy was also set 1,000 years ago when Yi Tian was still alive. At that time, Luo Yilan was too busy to participate in the discussion.
However, after 1,000 years, when she came back to her senses and discovered the drastic changes in the Asura Dynasty, she naturally had many thoughts in her mind.
Obviously, Luo Yilan was a conservative, and she also valued the power in her hands very much. Now, in the Asura Dynasty, her cultivation base was at the Middle-stage of the Unification Stage, so she had some ideas.
However, Luo Yilan was also a master of tactics, so she was naturally familiar with the power struggle in the dynasty. She didn't want to jump out to oppose directly, so she first looked for help to see how the situation was going.
As expected, Yun Lin and Prince Wei were still quite concerned about her power. As for Luo Ziyan, her expression didn't change, and no joy, anger, or sorrow could be seen on her face.
The scene fell into silence for a moment. After ten breaths of silence, Yun Lin braced herself and said, "Now, the Asura World can be considered to be thriving. After communicating with the other worlds, the overall strength of our clan's cultivators has also increased."
"Hmph, you see the advantages and ignore the disadvantages." Luo Yilan said bluntly, "Originally, the strategy pursued by our clan was to maintain a sense of mystery in the Upper Spirit Nine Realms. After all, if our cultivation method is leaked out, it will inevitably attract a large number of foreign cultivators to study it. In this way, after a thousand years, our clan's advantage will no longer exist."
"Old grandmother's words are reasonable, but if we blindly suppress it, our clan's cultivation method will still be spied on by others. If this goes on, the mystery of the Asura Clan will be exposed by the cultivators of other worlds sooner or later." Luo Ziyan frowned and said.
"Over the years, there have been many foreign cultivators who have come to our Asura Imperial Capital. Some of them have tried to explore the secrets of our clan through marriage. This is what I am most worried about," Luo Yilan said.
"It's just that marriage is a matter of mutual consent. I don't think the dynasty can stop this." Luo Ziyan replied, "And now is the era of the Upper Spirit Nine Realms. If we don't strengthen the communication with other cultivators, we will inevitably be at a disadvantage in everything. We can't find out what happened in the other worlds in the past thousand years. "
"Ziyan, I didn't expect you to have such an opinion. If our clan's cultivation method is rampant in the Upper Spirit Nine Realms, it will become an unstable factor to overthrow the dynasty. You should know this in your heart, right?" Luo Yilan said aggressively.
"I know what Imperial Grandmother means, so I think the best way to solve this matter is to control it in an orderly manner." Luo Ziyan said calmly, "As the saying goes, 'it's better to let it out than to block it'. Since we can't strictly control the outflow of cultivation method, why not try to select some people with good aptitude to trade and train them? After that, after screening their intentions, the cultivation method will be divided into several steps and taught separately. "
Speaking of this, Luo Ziyan turned to look at Yun Lin in front of her. She hoped that Aunt Yun could come out and say something fair at this time. However, Yun Lin was a little hesitant about this. Instead, Prince Wei suddenly said, "Her Majesty is right, but what Imperial Grandmother said is also reasonable. I think this matter needs to be done in two steps. Strictly control the cultivators who marry with our clan to the outside world, and strictly select the disciples of our clan to choose those with good aptitude to use in the future. "
He said this to smooth things over and didn't offend either side. Compared to Yun Lin, Prince Wei was the executor of these policies, and in the past thousand years, he had indeed benefited from the Open Door Policy. Therefore, it was reasonable to say such a thing, but his statement did make Luo Yilan feel a little inappropriate.
Luo Yilan also felt that she couldn't agree with Prince Wei's behavior. Now, among the four, it seemed that two of them had abstained, so she and Luo Ziyan were tied. But without the support of the two, this matter couldn't continue no matter what.
Now that Xun Wang, this old fox, had been hiding near the realm gate for a long time and hadn't returned for a long time, Luo Yilan felt that she couldn't support the situation alone, and a lonely expression appeared on her face.
Obviously, this era was no longer the Asura Dynasty where Luo Yilan's words carried weight. Although the imperial family gave enough respect to the imperial ancestors like her, they still held their own positions in the power struggle, and there wouldn't be a one-sided situation. The only most troublesome thing was that Luo Yilan's cultivation was the strongest. Based on this alone, the other three didn't dare to act rashly.
At this moment, Yun Lin and Prince Wei both had their heads lowered, looking like old monks in meditation. They had done their best today, and the next step was the power struggle between the two empresses.
Luo Ziyan smiled lightly and said, "In fact, our clan also has several high-level cultivators, and they are not inferior to those from the other realms."
"You mean your husband Yi Tian, right? I heard that stinking brat succeeded the position of Lihuo Palace's Sect Master after returning to the spiritual realm, but he can only be regarded as foreign aid at most," Luo Yilan said lightly. But when she mentioned Yi Tian's name, a trace of disgust inadvertently flashed in her eyes. After all, she was made a fool of back then. Every time Luo Yilan thought of this matter, she felt displeased, so when Yi Tian was mentioned, she naturally showed displeasure.
Luo Ziyan was completely calm, and then said with a smile, "Imperial Grandmother, in fact, you still have a misunderstanding about my husband. No matter what, he is your son-in-law. How can he help an outsider?"
"I'm afraid that you will help an outsider. Now that you have a husband, you listen to him and live in Prince Yi's mansion all day long. Do you think I don't know what you are thinking?" Luo Yilan said angrily, "You trust him so much, but have you ever seen him come back to you in the past thousand years?"
Luo Ziyan didn't feel the slightest shame when she heard this. Instead, she said with a smile, "In fact, my husband has been sitting in the hall today, but he hasn't spoken."
When these words were spoken, the three people in front of him all revealed astonished expressions. To be able to fool them and play tricks under their noses, only a person like Yi Tian would do such an unsightly thing.
Luo Yilan's gaze immediately turned to the empty seat on the side, only to see a vague figure slowly appear. After 3 breaths, the real face was revealed. It was Yi Tian's original body. At this time, he looked at the three people with an apologetic smile. After a while, he cupped his hands and said, "Greetings, Fellow Daoists, Yi Tian."
After Yun Lin and Prince Wei glanced over, their eyes showed surprise. They scanned back and forth with their Divine Senses, but they couldn't detect Yi Tian's real cultivation. But he should be stronger than the two of them. Then they were stunned for a moment, and then they cupped their hands and said, "Prince Yi, I haven't seen you for many years. You are still in good spirits."
Only Luo Yilan's eyes flashed with surprise. After looking back and forth at Yi Tian, she suddenly showed a look of surprise and said, "Your cultivation has improved so fast. I didn't expect that you could reach the peak of the late stage of the Combination Realm in just a thousand years."
Before she finished speaking, Luo Yilan's face suddenly changed again. This time, her expression changed from surprise to horror. She murmured, "How can your cultivation be like this? Have you crossed that natural chasm and become a cultivator of the next realm?"
As soon as this remark came out, the other two people present also showed an unnatural look on their faces. Today, Yi Tian's sudden appearance was not a bad thing. But they couldn't see Yi Tian's cultivation clearly, which made them feel a little guilty. As Luo Yilan said, if Yi Tian had really crossed that natural chasm, then he was no longer in their generation. But Yi Tian's lifespan was less than 4,000 years old. If this was really the case, then he would definitely be a mythical existence in the Upper Nine Realms.
Yun Lin didn't believe Luo Yilan, but she lowered her head and asked Luo Ziyan a few questions through voice transmission. After a while, her expression also became very interesting. At this time, she didn't know what to do. Cultivation was respected in the Cultivation World. Even if Yi Tian didn't say anything, her heart was beating like a drum.
On the contrary, Luo Ziyan looked calm as if she was watching a good show, which made Yun Lin, who was sitting on the side, feel a little relieved.
At this time, Yi Tian said with a smile, "No matter what my cultivation is, in terms of seniority, I am still your son-in-law. As the saying goes, even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. We are still a family."
Hearing this, Luo Yilan's expression improved. After ten breaths, she calmed down and asked again, "Then have you reached the next realm?"
"Whatever Imperial Grandmother says. In fact, is this really important?" However, Yi Tian teased, "With you and Ziyan overseeing the Asura Realm, and with me coordinating with you from the Spirit Realm, the Asura Realm will naturally prosper for a long time."
Hearing this, Luo Yilan's face eased a little. Then she looked at Yi Tian and sighed, "Why did you suddenly appear here today? Don't tell me that you came here to see us. Don't tell me that you came here to see us. Let's not talk about these lies. Tell me why you are here. I don't believe you will show up so easily. "
Yi Tian also smiled faintly and said, "Eyes of the Demon Realm."
As soon as these words came out, the other three were confused. Only Luo Yilan's expression changed slightly, and her chest seemed to rise and fall rapidly for a while before she calmed down.
Then a wry smile appeared on her face, "It seems that you have really reached that realm. In that case, you should think about how to improve your cultivation and ascend to the Immortal Realm as soon as possible. Why do you want to get involved in that muddy water?"
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